Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Baltimore/Washington-Area Chefs Wanted!

I participated as a judge in the last Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament and can say that it was great fun. If you're not a chef, you can attend as a spectator - it's like having a bit of Iron Chef right in the Baltimore/Washington area!

Chef Competition Looking for Local Talent

Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament Currently Accepting Applications

Who: Chefs currently working in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area.

The Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament is currently accepting
applications to compete in this Summer’s second running of this unique
local competition. Eligible chefs must be at least 18 years old and
available all competition nights in order to compete.

What: The Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament is a multi-week,
single-elimination tournament consisting of 16 teams of chefs, each team
is made up of an executive chef, a sous chef and one assistant. Two
teams compete each night of the competition, and have 30 minutes for
cold prep and one hour to plate up three courses (appetizer, entrée and
dessert) to present to the panel of three expert judges. Each Chef will
also produce 25 amuse bouche size portions of their entree to be passed
out to "Judge Experience" ticket holders as well as randomly selected
audience members. These "Guest Judges" will be able to taste the chefs'
entree courses and score them on presentation, creativity, and taste.
The scores from the expert judges and ‘Guest Judges’ will determine
the evening’s winner.

At the end of this tournament only one of the 16 competing chef teams
will emerge as THE Mason Dixon Master Chef!